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The Eurosystem policy response to developments in retail payments

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Retail payments are undergoing profound changes that are reshaping the European payments landscape.

Key Points: 
  • Retail payments are undergoing profound changes that are reshaping the European payments landscape.
  • The retail payments ecosystem and consumers’ attitudes and preferences are evolving and influencing one another.

Jochen Metzger, former regional president and director general for payments and settlement systems of the Bundesbank joins NowCM as Global Head of Markets

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Jochen will be based between Paris and Frankfurt am Main and brings over 30 years of experience in financial markets infrastructure, including payments, clearing and settlement and banking operations.

Key Points: 
  • Jochen will be based between Paris and Frankfurt am Main and brings over 30 years of experience in financial markets infrastructure, including payments, clearing and settlement and banking operations.
  • He has held several senior positions at the Bundesbank, offering a comprehensive perspective that spans the National, European, and Global domains.
  • Since December 2021 Jochen has been serving as the President of the Bundesbank's Regional Office in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • In particular, we see Jochen as our contribution to the implementation of the Capital Markets Union and as a testimony to the Franco-German friendship."

Jochen Metzger, former regional president and director general for payments and settlement systems of the Bundesbank joins NowCM as Global Head of Markets

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 4, 2024

Jochen will be based between Paris and Frankfurt am Main and brings over 30 years of experience in financial markets infrastructure, including payments, clearing and settlement and banking operations.

Key Points: 
  • Jochen will be based between Paris and Frankfurt am Main and brings over 30 years of experience in financial markets infrastructure, including payments, clearing and settlement and banking operations.
  • He has held several senior positions at the Bundesbank, offering a comprehensive perspective that spans the National, European, and Global domains.
  • Since December 2021 Jochen has been serving as the President of the Bundesbank's Regional Office in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • In particular, we see Jochen as our contribution to the implementation of the Capital Markets Union and as a testimony to the Franco-German friendship."

Evolution Research Group, LLC Further Expands Early Phase Capabilities at Clinical Pharmacology of Miami (CPMI) with Increased Medical Team Expertise

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The expansion of the medical team has enabled CPMI to offer additional capabilities such as CSF sampling, which is currently in high demand.

Key Points: 
  • The expansion of the medical team has enabled CPMI to offer additional capabilities such as CSF sampling, which is currently in high demand.
  • Dr. Prezioso then accepted a role as Medical Director and Principal Investigator with a phase 1 unit in the northeast before relocating to Florida.
  • "I am thrilled to have joined the team at CPMI and am amazed by the growth they have experienced under the ownership of ERG.
  • Dr. Fernandez received his medical degree at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, where he also did his residency training.

Morrison Foerster Strengthens Financial Services and FinTech Capabilities in London with Addition of Bank of England Senior Adviser and Manager Sam Riley

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

LONDON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Sam Riley, who joins as a partner in the Transactions Department, enhancing the firm's financial services and FinTech offering in London. Riley brings sophisticated, cross-practice, and multijurisdictional experience across financial services, banking, digital payments, and securities regulation, with a particular focus on digital assets (including stablecoins/crypto), and emerging technology.

Key Points: 
  • Riley brings sophisticated, cross-practice, and multijurisdictional experience across financial services, banking, digital payments, and securities regulation, with a particular focus on digital assets (including stablecoins/crypto), and emerging technology.
  • Riley has a broad regulatory and transactional practice, built around financial regulation, FinTech, digital innovation, emerging technology in financial services, as well as derivatives.
  • While at the Bank of England, Riley also worked on the impact of, and response to, the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
  • At the Bank of England, Sam has been right in the middle of the development of the regulatory response to emerging financial technologies.

Capital Project Management, Inc. Announces New Leadership

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Mike will maintain a leadership role as a principal of the firm.

Key Points: 
  • Mike will maintain a leadership role as a principal of the firm.
  • “We’ve built a national company from the ground up with a best-in-class team and the infrastructure to support our continued growth,” he says.
  • “I am extremely confident in Rob’s ability to take CPMI to the next level.”
    Rob has been a principal of CPMI since 2014.
  • Founded in 1996, Capital Project Management, Inc. offers consulting and expert witness services to attorneys, owners, contractors, and other professionals engaged in capital construction projects and related litigation, worldwide.

CeriFi Completes Transformational Acquisitions of Checkpoint Learning and West LegalEdcenter Creating the Largest Professional Education Platform Uniquely Serving Learners Across the Financial Services and Legal Sectors

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CeriFi today announced the acquisitions of Checkpoint Learning and West LegalEdcenter from Thomson Reuters Corporation, significantly expanding its professional licensing and continuing education offerings across the accounting, tax and legal sectors.  With these two acquisitions, CeriFi now partners with over 5,000 financial and legal employers and 200 institutions of higher learning that have enabled over 1 million aspiring and practicing individuals to obtain critical professional licensure, enhance their ongoing knowledge base and skills, and to practice more effectively within their professions.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Key Points: 
  • "Checkpoint Learning and West LegalEdcenter are the gold standards in professional education, offering high-value learning solutions built on deep subject matter expertise and commitment to service excellence," said Matthew Given, CEO of CeriFi.
  • "With the acquisitions of Checkpoint Learning and West LegalEdcenter, CeriFi is now distinctively positioned to address those education, training and certification needs while continuing to deliver the best learning outcomes in the industry."
  • CeriFi is a diversified education, training and certification provider serving professionals across the financial services market.
  • West LegalEdcenter provides continuing legal education solutions and services to thousands of legal professionals, maintaining an expansive library of on-demand educational content and knowledge that spans the legal world and manages compliance with legal education requirements.

Leeds Equity-backed CeriFi Further Expands into Securities Exam Preparation with Acquisition of Solomon Exam Prep

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, today announced the acquisition of Solomon Exam Prep ("Solomon" or the "Company"), a leading provider of securities licensing exam preparation and review materials for FINRA, NASAA, MSRB and NFA licensing exams.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CeriFi, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, today announced the acquisition of Solomon Exam Prep ("Solomon" or the "Company"), a leading provider of securities licensing exam preparation and review materials for FINRA, NASAA, MSRB and NFA licensing exams.
  • Solomon represents the twelfth acquisition for CeriFi, a leading provider of premium financial education, training and certification solutions to the financial services industry.
  • Jeremy Solomon, President and Co-Founder of Solomon Exam Prep, said, "We are delighted to be joining forces with CeriFi, the clear leader in financial services training and certification.
  • Solomon Exam Prep is led by founders Karen and Jeremy Solomon, who have maintained a lifelong commitment to advancing learning and education.

EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House to deliver pilot service for immediate cross-border payments

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

BRUSSELS and NEW YORK and PARIS, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House (TCH) announced today that they plan to launch a pilot service for immediate cross-border (IXB) payments with the support of banks from both sides of the Atlantic. The pilot service is scheduled to begin by the end of this year with several participants joining the service in a phased approach. It is being designed with the contribution of 24 financial institutions, including those that are preparing to join the pilot.

Key Points: 
  • BRUSSELS and NEW YORK and PARIS, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EBA CLEARING, SWIFT and The Clearing House (TCH) announced today that they plan to launch a pilot service for immediate cross-border (IXB) payments with the support of banks from both sides of the Atlantic.
  • The pilot service is scheduled to begin by the end of this year with several participants joining the service in a phased approach.
  • "The trans-Atlantic pilot service will provide valuable input for the development of a fully-fledged IXB service to meet customer expectations across the globe."
  • It is envisaged that the IXB pilot service will be followed by a full service offering in 2023.